45 - All about energy from waste with Mark Shatwell (Principal Engineer @ Fichtner)

Burning rubbish as part of a waste disposal initiative might sound like an easy way to get rid of our household refuse, but that is not the case. Today we take a deep dive into the hugely complicated the energy from waste process - turning our everyday waste into usable energy and, despite common misconceptions, making it as green as possible.

In this episode, Quentin is joined by Mark Shatwell (Principal Engineer @ Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd) Over the course of the episode they discuss:

Over the course of the episode they discuss:

• Mark’s background and career through many different areas of the energy sector.

• The rise of energy from waste plants, what they do and how the business model works.

• The journey of our household waste, from start to finish, through the energy from waste plant and all the in-depth processes on doing this safely.

• How this is then utilised as energy generation.

• and of course, where Fichtner sits in all of this

About our guest

Fichtner is an independent Engineering Consultancy operating in the UK and Ireland, helping to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition.

For more information on what Fichtner does, head to their website.

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn

About Modo

Modo is the all-in-one Asset Success Platform for battery energy storage. It combines in-depth data curation and analysis, asset revenue benchmarking, and unique research reports - to ensure that owners and operators of battery energy storage can make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain.

To keep up with all of our latest updates, research, analysis, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live events, and more, follow us on Linkedin.

If you want to peek behind the curtain for a glimpse of our day-to-day life in the Modo office(s), check us out on Instagram.